The executive board of the Washtenaw Urban County unanimously gave approval to a coordinated model for funding human services, collaborating with the United Way of Washtenaw, the Ann Arbor Area Community Foundation, the city of Ann Arbor and Washtenaw County. Together, these entities provide about $5 million annually for local human services nonprofits. The two-year pilot project will be administered by the county/city of Ann Arbor office of community development. The governing bodies for all other entities involved have already voted to approve the project, which will begin with the fiscal year starting July 1, 2011.

This brief was filed from the Urban County meeting at the Washtenaw County Learning Resource Center on Washtenaw Avenue. A more detailed report will follow: [link]

MICATS (Michigan Coalition Against Tar Sands) is reporting that two of its protesters have been arrested for locking their necks with bicycle U-locks to pipeline construction trucks being used for the Enbridge Line 6B pipeline expansion. [Source]

In a roundup of the lineup for the Aug. 5, 2014 primary elections, we overstated by one year Ward 5 councilmember Chuck Warpehoski’s length of service as a council representative on the city’s environmental commission. He served in that capacity during his first year on the council. We note the error here and have corrected the original article.